Antioxidation capacities of extracts from green, purple, and white asparagus spears related to polyphenol concentration
2005
Maeda, T. | Kakuta, H. | Sonoda, T. | Motoki, S. | Ueno, R. | Suzuki, T. | Oosawa, K.
The antioxidation capacities of green 'Welcome', green and white 'Gijnlim', and purple 'Purple passion' asparagus spears were evaluated. Analyses of rutin and total polyphenols, and assays of DPPH radical absorbing and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) antioxidation were conducted. Varietal differences associated with the colors of spears were observed both in the amounts of rutin, total polyphenols and in DPPH radical absorbing activities, although not in LDL antioxidation activities. DPPH radical absorbing activities seemed to be affected by both rutin and other polyphenolic compounds. However, LDL antioxidation activities were likely to be influenced more by other polyphenolic compounds than by rutin. Total polyphenol content showed a fairly close relationship with rutin content, DPPH radical absorbing activity and LDL antioxidation activity. To determinate total polyphenol content using the Folin-Denis' method seemed to be useful for selecting the breeding lines that show high antioxidative capacities.
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